Best-selling funds, trusts and ETFs of January 2021
By Mike Narouei, Content Producer at Boring Money
5 Feb, 2021
We asked some of the biggest online investing platforms in the UK - AJ Bell Youinvest, Fidelity, Hargreaves Lansdown, and Interactive Investor - what their customers had been up to in the first month of 2021
Top of the Pops: popular funds, trusts and ETFs across all 4 providers
This article brings you the most bought funds, investment trusts and ETFs. If you can’t face reading through it all, we start with the most popular products across the major investment platforms.
Most popular funds
Across all 4 platforms
Baillie Gifford American
Baillie Gifford Global Discovery
Baillie Gifford Positive Change
Across any 3 platforms
Baillie Gifford China
Baillie Gifford Pacific
Most popular trusts
Across all 4 platforms
JPMorgan China Growth & Income Plc
Monks Investment Trust plc
Pacific Horizon Investment Trust plc
Smithson Investment Trust Plc
Across any 3 platforms
Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust plc
Fidelity China Special
Scottish Mortgage
Most popular ETFs
Across all 4 platforms
iShares Core FTSE 100 ETF
iShares Global Clean Energy ETF
iShares Physical Gold ETC
Across any 3 platforms
Vanguard FTSE All-World ETF
Vanguard FTSE 250 UCITS ETF
Vanguard S&P 500
Best-selling funds in January 2021
Top 10 funds from AJ Bell
Most popular investment funds bought through AJ Bell in January 2021.
AJ Bell Adventurous
AJ Bell Moderately Adventurous
AJ Bell Global Growth
AJ Bell Balanced
Fundsmith Equity
AJ Bell Responsible Growth
Baillie Gifford American
Baillie Gifford Positive Change
Baillie Gifford Global Discovery
Vanguard LS 80
Top 10 funds from Fidelity
Most popular investment funds bought through Fidelity in January 2021, based on net sales.
Baillie Gifford American Fund B Acc
Baillie Gifford China Fund B Acc
Baillie Gifford Positive Change B Acc
Baillie Gifford Global Discovery B Acc
Baillie Gifford Pacific Fund B Acc
Fidelity Index World Fund P-Acc
Fidelity Multi Asset Balanced Inc W-Inc
Stewart Investors Asia Pac Lead Sus B Ac
Rathbones Global Opportunities S Acc
Guinness Sustainable Energy Class Y Acc
Top 10 funds from Hargreaves Lansdown
Most popular investment funds bought through Hargreaves Lansdown in January 2021.
In alphabetical order:
Baillie Gifford American
Baillie Gifford China
Baillie Gifford Global Discovery
Baillie Gifford Managed
Baillie Gifford Pacific Fund
Baillie Gifford Positive Change
FSSA Asia Focus
Guinness Sustainable Energy
JPMorgan Emerging Markets
Premier Miton UK Smaller Companies
Top 10 funds from Interactive Investor
Most popular investment funds bought through Interactive Investor in January 2021.
Fundsmith Equity
Baillie Gifford American
Baillie Gifford Positive Change
Baillie Gifford China
Baillie Gifford Global Discovery
Baillie Gifford Pacific
Vanguard LS 80
Vanguard LS 60
Premier Miton UK Smaller Companies
Baillie Gifford Long-Term Global Growth
Best-selling trusts in January 2021
Top 10 trusts from AJ Bell
Most popular investment trusts bought through AJ Bell in January 2021.
Scottish Mortgage
Monks
Edinburgh Worldwide
Smithson
Scottish Investment Trust
Pacific Horizon
Worldwide Healthcare
Fidelity China Special
Allianz Technology
JP Morgan Growth & Income
Top 10 trusts from Fidelity
Most popular investment trusts bought through Fidelity in January 2021, based on net sales.
PACIFIC HORIZON INVESTMENT TRUST
JPMORGAN CHINA GROWTH & INCOME PLC
EDINBURGH WORLDWIDE INVESTMENT TST
MONKS INVESTMENT TRUST
FIDELITY SPECIAL VALUES
SCOTTISH MORTGAGE INV TRUST
SMITHSON INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
BAILLIE GIFFORD US GROWTH TRUST PLC
CAPITAL GEARING TRUST
TR PROPERTY INVESTMENT TRUST
Top 10 trusts from Hargreaves Lansdown
Most popular investment trusts bought through Hargreaves Lansdown in January 2021.
In alphabetical order:
Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust plc
City of London Investment Trust
Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust
Fidelity China Special Situations PLC
JPMorgan China Growth & Income Plc
JPMorgan Emerging Markets Investment Trust plc
Monks Investment Trust plc
Pacific Horizon Investment Trust plc
Smithson Investment Trust Plc
Worldwide Healthcare Trust plc
Top 10 trusts from Interactive Investor
Most popular investment trusts bought through Interactive Investor in January 2021.
Scottish Mortgage
Edinburgh Worldwide
JPMorgan China Growth & Income Plc
Fidelity China Special Situations PLC
Monks
Pacific Horizon Investment Trust plc
Allianz Technology
Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust
Smithson
BlackRock World Mining
Best-selling ETFs in January 2021
Top 10 ETFs from AJ Bell
Most popular exchange traded funds bought through AJ Bell in January 2021.
iShares Global Clean Energy
iShares Core FTSE 100
Vanguard S&P 500
Vanguard FTSE 250
Vanguard FTSE 100
Vanguard FTSE All-World
iShares Physical Gold ETC
iShares Core S&P 500
iShares Automation & Robotics
iShares Core MSCI EM IMI
Top 10 ETFs from Fidelity
Most popular exchange traded funds bought through Fidelity in January 2021, based on net sales.
iShares GBL CLN ENERGY UCIT ETF GBP
iShares MSCI USA SRI UCITS ETF USD
Vanguard FTSE ALL WORLD UCITS ETF GB
HSBC MSCI CHINA UCITS ETF
Vanguard FTSE 250 UCITS ETF GBP ACC
iSharesCORE FTSE 100 UCITS ETF ACC
Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF USD DIS
iSharesCORE MSCI WORLD UCITS ETF G
Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF GBP ACC
iShares ISHS PHYS GOLD ETC USD(GBP)
Top 10 ETFs from Hargreaves Lansdown
Most popular exchange traded funds bought through Hargreaves Lansdown in January 2021.
In alphabetical order:
Invesco Markets II Plc Invesco Elwood Global Blockchain UCITS ETF (Acc)
Invesco Markets III PLC EQQQ NASDAQ 100 UCITS ETF
iShares II plc Global Clean Energy UCITS ETF (Dist)
iShares II plc iShares Barclays Capital GBP Index Linked Gilts
iShares Iv Plc Electric Vehicles and Driving Technology UCITS ETF
iShares Physical Metals plc Physical Gold ETC
iShares plc Core FTSE 100 UCITS ETF (Dist)
Legal & General UCITS ETF ETFS BATTERY VAL CHAIN USD ACC GBP
WisdomTree Issuer plc Battery Solutions UCITS ETF USD Acc (GBP)
WisdomTree Physical Gold (GBP)
Top 10 ETFs from Interactive Investor
Most popular exchange traded funds bought through Interactive Investor in January 2021.
iShares Global Clean Energy ETF
iShares Core FTSE 100 ETF
Vanguard FTSE 100 ETF
iShares Physical Gold ETC
L&G Battery Value Chain ETF
WisdomTree FTSE 100 3x Daily
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
Vanguard FTSE All-World ETF
Vanguard FTSE 250 UCITS ETF
WisdomTree Battery Solutions ETF